Tedesco (surname) explained
Tedesco (or Todesco, or Todisco; plural "Tedeschi") is an Italian word for "German". Etymologically, it derives from Theodiscus, sharing the same root of German "Deutsch". Both Tedesco and Tedeschi are common surnames among Italians, both in Italy and in the diaspora. The surname and its variants means someone from Germany. The surname is also listed as a common Jewish surname in Italy (like "Deutsch" in Germany). Paul Johnson notes that the 'Natione Tedesca' described Jews of German origin, being among the three Jewish ethnic divisions resident in mid-16th-century Venice.[1]
People
People with the surname Tedesco
- Domenico Tedesco (born 1985), German-Italian football manager
- Edward Francis Tedesco, American planetary scientist at JPL
- Elena Tedesco (born 1991), Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2009
- Francis J. Tedesco (c. born 1943), American medical professor
- Giovanni Tedesco (born 1972), Italian footballer, brother of Giacomo
- Giacomo Tedesco (born 1976), Italian footballer, brother of Giovanni
- James Tedesco (born 1993), Australian-Italian Rugby League player
- Johann Paul Schor (1616–1674), Austrian artist, also known as Giovanni Paolo Tedesco
- Juan Carlos Tedesco (1944–2017), Argentine Minister of Education
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968), Italian composer
- Manoah Leide-Tedesco (1895–1982), Italian composer / conductor
- Paola Tedesco (born 1952), Italian actress, daughter of Sergio
- Sergio Tedesco (1928–2012), Italian actor / voice actor / tenor, father of Paola
- Tommy Tedesco (1930–1997), American musician
People with the surname Tedisco
People with the surname Todisco
Notes and References
- Paul Johnson, A History of the Jews, p.237 "Despite the exactions of the state, the Venetian [Jewish] community flourished. It was divided into three nations, the Penentines in Spain, the Levantines who were Turkish subjects, and the Natione Tedesca or Jews of German origin, the oldest and least wealthy section. They alone were allowed to practice money lending and they spoke Italian. But they were not granted Venetian citizenship;..."
